Month: October 2014

Athens, Greece (AINA) -- An Assyrian genocide monument was erected yesterday in Athens, Greece, where 8,000 Assyrians live. The monument is a memorial for the Assyrian victims of the Turkish genocide of Christians in World War One, which claimed 750,000 Assyrians (75%), 1.5 million Armenians and 500,000 Pontic Greeks.

A new Assyrian genocide monument will be erected in the capital city of Greece, Athens.
After having genocide monuments in the USA, Australia, Russia, France, Belgium and Armenia, the new monument will be erected on October 19th, in St.Spyridon Square, in front of the church of St.Spyridon, in Egaleo, Athens.

An informational conference was held on October 5th hosted by the Assyrian American Cultural Organization of Arizona (AACO) and the Assyrian Student Association in corporation with Chapter AZ Seyfo Center. The conference featured keynote speakers, Rabi Sabri Atman and singer Ramsen Sheeno, who informed and discussed about the 1915 Assyrian genocide (Seyfo) and the present day massacre proceeding in today